Upcoming Workshop – Photographing your 3D Art – St. Louis, MO

Photographing Your 3D Art
With Garry McMichael

How to Photograph Ceramics, Pottery, Wood, Sculpture, Fiber, Paper, Metal, Glass, Mixed-Media

Sunday, February 21, 2016

10:00AM – 4:00PM

Emphasis will be on “Digital Photography Basics” to help artists take better photographs of their 3D artwork for use on the internet, to enter competitions and to make Giclée prints. Whether you are a beginner or have a lifetime of experience with digital cameras you will gain a wealth of insights and ideas as Garry shows you the “tricks of the trade” he has mastered through thirty years of commercial photography. Prior to the workshop, registered participants will be sent a questionnaire to determine your photography skill level, your art medium and what you want to learn. The workshop will then be customized to fulfill participants needs.

So every participant gets plenty of one-on-one instruction this workshop will be limited to seven artists.

The workshop is designed for artists using either digital point and shoot cameras or DSLR cameras.

Photographing a tea set with a digital single lens reflex camera.

Some of the subjects that will be covered:

Camera Fundamentals; an overview of your camera and its settings.
How to set/change your white balance, iso, digital resolution and format.
Equipment and set-up to photograph 3D artwork indoors with inexpensive lighting.
The importance of using f-stops to increase depth-of-field and getting your art sharp.
How to zoom-in (crop), straighten and square up your image.
How to correct the exposure and color balance.
Selecting or creating backgrounds to emphasize your art.
Basic discussion of digital file formats and how to prepare your files for submission to exhibits and art fairs.

What you will need:

Your digital camera. (This is only for digital cameras)
Your camera’s instruction book (very important)
A tripod if you have one (I have extra tripods. You don’t need to buy one for this workshop)
One of your 3D artworks to photograph no larger than 24X30X24 (optional).
Please make sure you have a camera battery, it is fully charged, and you have a memory card for your camera.

WHEN: Sunday, February 21, 2016 10:00AM – 4:00PM

WHERE: Paint St. Louis Studio

1926 Allen Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63104

HOW MUCH: $80.00 – To make sure everyone gets plenty of personal instruction the workshop will be limited to eight participants. If more than seven artist register we may schedule a second workshop for a later date. We will take time to break for a healthy lunch and drinks and snacks will be available.

Workshop fee is refundable, less $15, up to February 3rd, after that date it will be refunded only if someone takes your place.

Fees may be paid with check, credit card or PayPal by registering online.

Space is Limited to eight participants. Register Now!

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER.